The microwave oven has been a staple of kitchens around the world for the last 45 years or so. In the U.S. alone, more than 90 percent of homes have a microwave in them. Chances are it’s been used to do more than just warm up food.
In the case of Tumblr blog Microwhat, those sorts of things have included Pumpkin Peeps, Crayons, and deodorant.
Over the last five months the creator of the blog, who asked to remain anonymous after the Daily Dot got in touch, has been microwaving anything and everything.
“The smell is intense,” Microwhat told the Daily Dot. “I microwave in 30-second increments. I’ll just keep going until something interesting develops, or if I see smoke.”
Microwhat posts detailed before-and-after photos on the blog, as well as GIFs, of the microwaved objects. A photo of a plate of melted Gummi Bears is the most popular on the site, having collected more than 3,500 notes.
Daily Dot: What has been the most interesting thing you’ve microwaved?
Microwhat: I find chocolate to be interesting. Every time I do something with chocolate I assume it will melt everywhere, but it always ends up burning and smoking. I find almost all of them interesting…. the pickles get super dehydrated, anything that turns black (bananas, candy hearts)…. and of course candy in general- usually the best subject. Great colors.
It’s been two weeks since your last update. Did the microwave break? What other things do you plan on microwaving in the future?
I am currently buying a Microwhat-specific microwave. My microwave isn’t broken, but I eat out of it, which is why for the most part things have been food oriented. I have a huge list of requests, and a big bag of stuff just waiting to be microwaved. The most popular request is condoms – so stay tuned.
Have you always been fascinated by what weird shit a microwave does to things or is this a recent thing?
As a kid I loved playing with the microwave and I know that a lot of my friends did also. A few months ago I was in a phase where my snack of choice was marshmallows microwaved for about 25 seconds. The idea to make a blog about it and document in this way just struck me, and I thought people may get a kick out of it.
Photo via Microwhat
